Vonconflon invites you into the world of Nested, an international compilation of new works by artists exploring traces of the natural, the human, and the handmade within the synthetic. They are the insects and mice who have burrowed inside an ancient TV cabinet, tasting its circuits and wires. Within, they discover a life-sustaining warmth, as well as joy, loneliness, fear, determination, and tranquility.
Nested leads us through kaleidoscopic snowfall, down a countryside trail, and into misty sea-marshes. It guides us through caves and empty rooms, and into a dog’s summer dream. We wander in circles, plunge beneath a sloshing current, and find ourselves dissolving entirely. It’s no surprise that many of the musicians here are also accomplished visual artists. Each contributor pursues their work with a distinct experimental sensitivity, finding sounds, structures, and processes through idiosyncratic methods of their own invention.
Vonconflon’s first compilation release grew out of our deep regard for each artist’s work. This is a gathering shaped both by admiration and the recognition of a subtle, shared sensibility worth examining. With this in mind, we have brought together influential visionaries and contemporary dreamers, some of whom step outside of better-known identities for the occasion. All eleven tracks are recent and previously unreleased.